Patient's question:
Okay, here is the translation following your instructions:It's almost like a little runny nose, or maybe a watery runny nose. Other symptoms aren't present. But suddenly last night, he had a high fever. It started at 37.5 degrees. I didn't give him medicine, just used physical cooling methods. By morning, the fever was still high. Even after taking some medicine, it didn't break. It's been almost 12 hours now.
What kind of assistance is needed: My baby is almost 9 months old. What should I do about the low fever that hasn't broken after 12 hours?
Doctor's answer:
Now it is mainly necessary to rehydrate the child and digest the nutrients that have been depleted in the body. The reasons for persistent low fever vary depending on the duration of the fever and the child's age, including lung infections, contagious high fever, such as the most common severe fever, tuberculosis, typhoid, HIV, blood system diseases, central nervous system diseases, etc. Only symptomatic treatment is required. There are many reasons that can cause a baby to have high fever, such as "viral infection, high blood counts, etc." It is recommended to go to the hospital for further and more detailed examination. This is the advice on the question "How to deal with a baby who is almost 9 months old and has a persistent low fever." It is hoped that it will be helpful to you. Wish you health!